In advance of an upcoming Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on renewing the USA Patriot Act, a group of U.S. Senators have proposed a series of “fixes” to the controversial Bush administration legislation which they say will help better safeguard Americans’ rights.

It would sure be nice to see the elected representatives in Congress do something because it's the right thing to do for a change. Not because they get campaign donations, not because it's the easiest thing to do, but because it's the right thing to do for the people who trusted them with their votes.

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